What's going on in the world of italian figure skating

The main reason why I wrote this article is because there were some people in this forum asking questions about italian skaters. I'm glad there is some interest for the italian athlets.
Another reason is that I have to pratice the language :chorus:. So, I am sorry if there are some mistakes.

Carolina Kostner, Cappellini / Lanotte, Faiella Scali all came back home and continue their regular traning, but there are some news about the others.

Magitteri / Hotarek splitted in January.

Magitteri/Hotarek's split happened right after Euros, event they could not attend as Laura injured her ankle during Nationals back in December 2008.
I guess Hotarek was searching for an higher level partner as Laura is a good skater but very often had problems with the jump elements (especially the 2axel).

I remember Magitteri / Hotarek at Skate America in 2007 in Reading PA. He spent the entire practice session yelling at her in Italian and then when they got to the other side of the rink he yelled at her in English where no one could really hear but we did. I can't really repeat what he was saying here but let's just say it included may curse words and the f bomb. She was crying. I thought to myself how could they even skate together when it looks like they don't even like each other.